Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Certainties » Sobering » Certainty of leaving earthly possessions
Nothing to this world we bring; from it take we nothing.
Contentment » Being content with what you have
Even some soldiers were asking him, "And what should we do?" He told them, "Never extort money from anyone by threats or blackmail, and be satisfied with your pay."
Keep your lives free from the love of money, and be content with what you have, for God has said, "I will never leave you or abandon you."
Verse Concepts
Abandoning FriendsAbandonmentMidlife CrisisBad CounselCovetingBad ChildrenAdultsBad AttitudeAssurance, basis ofBecoming A ChristianBeing A KidBeing In DebtTrusting In God's PresenceGreed, Believers' Response ToMaterialism, As An Aspect Of SinMoney, Attitudes ToPersecution, Attitudes ToResentment, Against PeopleSatisfactionStress
Temptation, Universality OfContentmentHelp From GodLonelinessMaterialismMoneyDiscontentGod's ProvisionEternal SecurityAvoiding EvilGod Not ForsakingLoving MoneyNew Testament Claiming Old Testament Is InspiredA Tough Break UpMillionaire MentalityCovetousnessJesus Being With YouFinancesBeing Contentfree
Nothing to this world we bring; from it take we nothing. With food to eat and clothes to wear; content we are in everything.
natural Death » Strips of earthly possessions
and exclaimed: "I left my mother's womb naked, and I will return to God naked. The LORD has given, and the LORD has taken. May the name of the LORD be blessed."
Nothing to this world we bring; from it take we nothing.
Destruction » What destroys people
The integrity of the righteous guides them, but the hypocrisy of the treacherous destroys them.
A fool's mouth is his unraveling, and his lips entrap himself.
Devastation caused by the wicked will drag them away because they refuse to do what is just.
Nothing to this world we bring; from it take we nothing. With food to eat and clothes to wear; content we are in everything. But people who want to get rich keep toppling into temptation and are trapped by many stupid and harmful desires that plunge them into destruction and ruin.
Earthly » Refused for obedience » Are deceptive treasures
That's how it is with the person who stores up treasures for himself rather than with God."
You have sowed much but have reaped little. You have eaten but don't have enough to become satisfied. You have drunk but don't have enough to become intoxicated. You have clothed yourself but don't have enough to keep warm. And the hired laborer deposits his salary in a bag full of holes!'"
You say, "I am rich. I have become wealthy. I don't need anything." Yet you don't realize that you are miserable, pitiful, poor, blind, and naked.
Nothing to this world we bring; from it take we nothing.
He thought that being insulted for the sake of the Messiah was of greater value than the treasures of Egypt, because he was looking ahead to his reward.
Man » Man entering and leaving the world with nothing
Then Job stood up, tore his robe, shaved his head, fell to the ground, bowed very low, and exclaimed: "I left my mother's womb naked, and I will return to God naked. The LORD has given, and the LORD has taken. May the name of the LORD be blessed."
Of course, godliness with contentment does bring a great profit. Nothing to this world we bring; from it take we nothing. With food to eat and clothes to wear; content we are in everything.
earthly Riches » The perils of » Fleeting and uncertain
After all, to the person who is good in God's sight, he gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy, but to the sinner he gives the troublesome task of acquiring and accumulating in order to leave it to someone who is good in the sight of God. This also is pointless and chasing after the wind.
When you fix your gaze on it, it's gone, for it sprouts wings for itself and flies to the sky like an eagle.
As a partridge gathers together eggs that it didn't lay, so is a person who amasses wealth unjustly. In the middle of his life it will leave him, and in the end he will prove to be a fool."
Nothing to this world we bring; from it take we nothing.
Indeed, he will see wise people die; the stupid and the senseless will meet their doom and leave their wealth to others.
Then I despised everything I had worked for on earth, that is, the things that I will leave to the person who will succeed me.
because riches don't endure forever, and crowns don't last from one generation to the next.
earthly Riches » Belong to God » Are deceptive treasures
That's how it is with the person who stores up treasures for himself rather than with God."
You have sowed much but have reaped little. You have eaten but don't have enough to become satisfied. You have drunk but don't have enough to become intoxicated. You have clothed yourself but don't have enough to keep warm. And the hired laborer deposits his salary in a bag full of holes!'"
You say, "I am rich. I have become wealthy. I don't need anything." Yet you don't realize that you are miserable, pitiful, poor, blind, and naked.
Nothing to this world we bring; from it take we nothing.
He thought that being insulted for the sake of the Messiah was of greater value than the treasures of Egypt, because he was looking ahead to his reward.
Seven » Certainties, seven that face the unrepentant sinner » Certainty of leaving earthly possessions
Nothing to this world we bring; from it take we nothing.
earthly Treasures » Are deceptive
That's how it is with the person who stores up treasures for himself rather than with God."
You have sowed much but have reaped little. You have eaten but don't have enough to become satisfied. You have drunk but don't have enough to become intoxicated. You have clothed yourself but don't have enough to keep warm. And the hired laborer deposits his salary in a bag full of holes!'"
You say, "I am rich. I have become wealthy. I don't need anything." Yet you don't realize that you are miserable, pitiful, poor, blind, and naked.
Nothing to this world we bring; from it take we nothing.
He thought that being insulted for the sake of the Messiah was of greater value than the treasures of Egypt, because he was looking ahead to his reward.